#6baac7

Color #6baac7

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.91 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6baac7

RGB

rgb(107, 170, 199)

HSL

hsl(198.9, 45.1%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.9, 46.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.2%, 14.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(66.52, -12.46, -21.1)

LCH

lch(66.52, 24.5, 239.44)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0774, 228.98)

HWB

hwb(198.9, 42%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7886b

Analogous

#6bc7b6

#6baac7

#6b7cc7

Triadic

#6baac7

#c76baa

#aac76b

Split-complementary

#6baac7

#c76b7c

#c7b66b

Tetradic

#6baac7

#886bc7

#c7886b

#aac76b

Square

#6baac7

#b66bc7

#c7886b

#7cc76b

Shades

Color #6baac7 mixed toward black.

#4695b9

#387794

#2a596f

#1c3c4a

#0e1e25

Tints

Color #6baac7 mixed toward white.

#84b8d0

#9cc6da

#b5d5e3

#cee3ec

#e6f1f6

Tones

Color #6baac7 mixed toward gray.

#73a7bf

#7aa4b8

#82a2b0

#8a9fa8

#919ca1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bc1 · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#8782bf · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#6fbbba · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6baac7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6baac7]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6baac7 (#6baac7) is rgb(107, 170, 199) in RGB.

No, #6baac7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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